Photographs and negatives, Michigan Geological Survey, 1930-1940.

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Photographs and negatives, Michigan Geological Survey, 1930-1940.

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This record group consists of black and white photographs and negatives accumulated by the Michigan Geological Survey for the years 1930-1940. Subjects include aerial views of geological formations, mining, quarries and rocks and minerals. Most of the photographs were taken in 1937 by L. Claire Hulbert. Includes approximately 150 photographs and 400 negatives.

1 mss. box (.4 cu. ft.)

State Archive of Michigan

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SNAC Resource ID: 7615001

State Archive of Michigan

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Hulbert, L. Claire.

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Michigan. Geological Survey Division

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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...